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On the use of socioeconomic status indicators in the analysis of health inequalities and poverty in Africa

✍ Scribed by Hyacinth Eme Ichoku

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2010
Tongue
English
Weight
74 KB
Volume
23
Category
Article
ISSN
0954-1748

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✦ Synopsis

Several indicators of socioeconomic status have been applied by researchers in the analysis of inequalities and poverty in Africa. Inconsistent results from these applications raise concerns about their appropriateness in ranking households and communities in African contexts. This paper reviews the epistemological assumptions underlying those indicators and shows why they may not be fitted to the African social conditions. It suggests a hermeneutical approach based on community self knowledge that facilitates the social ranking of households and individuals on the basis of how they are inserted into the social power relations that determine their socioeconomic status.

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